# NTSB CHI69D0266: Beech A23, N5776V, Defiance, OH, October 2, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1968
- Place: Defiance, OH · DEFIANCE, OH
- Location: 41.2810° N, 84.3658° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Defiance, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2810&lon=-84.3658&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108343
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0266
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0266

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3250   68/10/2   DEFIANCE,OHIO       BEECH A23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 111
        TIME - 1630                    N5776V              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEFIANCE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - SELF-HELP,PILOT CHECKED WEATHER DATA
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  5000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           40                                                      210
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- RAN INTO CORNFIELD AT RNWY EDGE. LT XWIND 15K GUSTY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5776V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5776V-1975-10-21), registration cancelled 1975-10-21, S/N MA-26 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Registry model: [Beech A23-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (registry code 1151226) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Defiance

## Other investigations on N5776V (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA75AM075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75AM075), Apr 25, 1975: Beech A23-24 (N5776V), Sarasota, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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